DOOM SHALL RISE 4/28-28, 2013 GOPPINGEN, GERMANY @ THE CHAPEL: ANNOUNCE LAST FEST 2013

Promoters for DOOM SHALL RISE FEST 2013, set to take place 4/28-28, 2013 GOPPINGEN, GERMANY @ THE CHAPEL have announced the festivals FINAL run, as promoters have confirmed
OPHIS, GOATESS, MIDRYASI and many more doom bands.




FROM DOOM SHALL RISE:
We have decided that we will not continue Doom Shall Rise festival after 2013.

You can find our statements here: http://www.doomshallrise.de/wp/

Ticket presales at our online shop will end on April 7th to leave enough time for shipping. There will be tickets available at the doors for single or both days.

Here are our statements regarding the final Doom Shall Rise festival in April 2013:

Frank:

2003 - 2013, 10 years DOOM SHALL RISE!

Ok, including the breaks it’s only the 8th DSR - but hey, when we started with the legendary first DOOM SHALL RISE together with “Die Eiche”-Roman at the “Turnhalle” in Triensbach no one would have expected what this would become! A bit later Jochen has found the CHAPEL, the perfect location for more DSRs and with his help I’ve organized things as good as possible. And most of you have supported us along the way faithfully, whether visitors, bands, zines, radioshows, etc. The visit to the Chapel was an almost religious family reunion.

When we first started out Doom was sluggish music for a few freaks, played by just such freaks. You could watch the Doom scene awake from the deepest underground  to new life, more and more bands came out of the cellar, others re-formed or were formed anew by a new generation of musicians. Many previously unknown bands were real heroes in the scene after the show at DSR. Well, just look at our history! Similar festivals emerged but none had the chance to become a new DSR. DOOM SHALL RISE is not just another festival - it is what it is, because bands, fans, our fantastic crew and the team of the Chapel merge to a larger whole over that course of the festival weekend. Jochen and I are of course proud of our festival but DSR is not just the two of us but everyone who have shared and participated in this event with us so far.

But there is also the other side: The scene has become bigger and bigger, many festivals are placed around us and you can also see Doom bands more regularly at other metal festivals. Many doom bands touring diligently, big labels sign Doom bands to keep their foot in the door. What has been a passionate little scene of equally passionate enthusiasts 10 years ago is no longer sooo far away from other more mainstream styles of metal. For us this means that we now have to fight with labels and bookers to get more or less bigger bands and play that well known “money talks” game that is spreading in our scene. And there is a point where Jochen and I don’t want play that game. DSR has been funded exclusively through the sale of tickets and shirts and it has been a hard struggle to keep things going. Another thing that’s different today: other festivals with corresponding line-ups are placed around the same time and do also draw audiences. So for the first time we are not sure if we will be able to sell enough tickets to break even. Making money for ourselves was never our motivation. All we wanted is not to pay out off our own pockets. Those who accompanied us over the years know that we have organized  DSR for another reason: real passion for Doom first of all. Today it is a struggle for us to get everything settled, our personal lives and obligations have changed. A passionate hobby has become an unpaid job. My Twins of Doom leave not enough time to go through with my usual organization in a professional way. The morning in kindergarden is over faster than you can spell the word DOOM. And late at night when there is peace in the house at last there is not enough time and energy left for all necessary work. Then I was really f***ing sick myself for two months (well, I am still) , the children also running in circles having all sorts of diseases winter brings along. So no, it’s not really fun anymore. And when you see that we who have started this doom-boom now have to fight for our place in the scene and with this high personal financial risk, that can only mean one thing: Without much discussion Jochen and I came to the decision that there will be no further DOOM SHALL RISE!

Of course this decision does not come out of the blue. Even before my “baby break” the thought was there. Then we gave it another shot but the unexpected bad presales are a clear signal!

We cannot provide the bigger and more acclaimed names to attract more people and this will not change in the future. We represent the “real” doom metal underground scene - no more and no less. For many of our regular guests that’s no problem - they welcome it to discover new bands. But with just the smaller group of real dedicated doom brothers and sisters we cannot fund DSR. This is a shame and EACH of these familiar faces we’ve seen at the festival for years will be missed very deeply. All the friends we made who have become like brothers and sisters, yes. Whether visitors, bands or our beloved crew. The thought of seeing these people no longer hurts, very much so! But we want to leave “our stage” with head up high and not fade away as just one of many festivals, losing private money and whatever. For 10 years we have invested time, energy and passion to offer you and ourselves something special with DOOM SHALL RISE. We think we’ve succeeded! Every party, every band and every visitor will remember DSR in memory as THE Doom festival, that’s for sure! In return we expect you to understand and accept our decision. When the “work” for DOOM SHALL RISE is no longer fun then it makes no sense to us to keep it alive. The current doom scene does not need us anymore - that’s ok, Doom has never been so big and widespread and certainly we have part in this development. And if the scene one day is not longer a “market”  and shrinks back to a small passionate scene again and the real freaks will talk about DOOM, then I’m sure they’ll also talk about DOOM SHALL RISE. Jochen and I are proud of what we have achieved and with this feeling  we want to celebrate the last mass with you in the Chapel on the last weekend of April. This is exactly what we are looking forward!

Stay slow,

Frank

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FROM SERPENTCULT:
We would like to pay our respects to Jochen and Frank from Doom Shall Rise Festival who decided this year would be the last. You guys made so much happen in the scene in the last 10 years, it wouldn't look the same without you. We had tge honour to play the festival in various incarnations, and we are gratefull to be a part of its history.


FROM DOOM SHALL RISE FEST 2013 (*LINEUP):

eu dabei: Midryasi (Italien) und Goatess (Schweden - die neue Band von Christian “Chritus” Linderson)!

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New additions: Midryasi (Italy) and Goatess (Sweden - Christian “Chritus” Linderson’s new band)!

Das Billing:
Ereb Altor (YT)
Goatess (YT)
Griffin Device (YT)
In-Graved (YT)
Midryasi (YT)
Mountain Throne (YT)
Naevus (YT)
Ophis (YT)
Petrified (YT)
Phased (YT)
Serpent Venom (YT)
Shattered Hope (YT)
Sideburn (YT)
Spirit Descent (YT)
Victims of Creation (YT) 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-